doli3415

Ok, I have a 1999 vert with 130k, my daughter had an accident with considerable damage to the front end. with airbag deployment. I'm trying to decide if the car is worth repairing or scraping.

What would cause the car not to start? the battery light remains on even with a new battery installed, the theft light was on until I reset it. Also the low fuel light is on even though I have a 1/4 tank of gas.

So any ideas?

Daehawk

Its the inertia switch. It gets tripped to off so fuel wont continue to be pumped and cause a fire. Its in the trunk on the drivers side against the wall closest to you as you look in.

doli3415

Thanks for the response, I've checked the inertia switch, it has not tripped. I guess I should have stated that the engine wont turn over at all.

Chromeshadow

Do you have the plastic theft key? Has that been jarred loose?

doli3415

I don't even know what that is, so I'm going top say that I don't have it. Where is it located?

Nstaley

What did the accident hit? How far into the front bumper did it go?

doli3415

Crushed the driver side, bumper cover fell off, battery was crushed, the car drove a little bit after the accident then stopped.

BabyGT

Hmmmm, how did it sound? Any oil lines or coolant lines broke or leaking after wreck??? How far is drove a little bit. You might have locked up the motor :-/

doli3415

Drove about 1/2 mile, coolant did leak out but no oil. My daughter was driving she stated it made no noise when she pulled over the car just stopped.

doli3415

The car wont even attempt to turn over, it does not make any noise at all. no starter engagement or engine rotation. Nothing!!